Ali C

2mm seems a lot for steel forks.........1.4 or somwhere like that sounds more reasonable. I welded a disk mount to my pashleys, they lasted about 4 months then snapped just above the mount. It might have been my shoddy welding, lack of heat treatment or the rustyness that caused it though.....get them done proper and they will be chipper

I'll try and enter, but I am only back from holiday 3 days before and I my wheels will be in bits needing to be built (Y)

as onza marko boy said....I tend to ride alone just cos I wanna get better, it eats inside me when I know theres a rocks or wall thats beating me, I just gotta go and do it! Having a car would help, then I would go to places like back cowm quarry as oftem as I could, but at the mo I'll just have to contend with the shitty canal towpath (my local)

yep, got up to 12 :P

I cut my knee when I fell off, a hair must of got trapped under the skin and couldnt get out. I had a small lump on my knee whish I though was maybe a bit of dirt had gone in and caused an infection. I squeezed it and about a 3cm long hair came out, it had been coiled up inside. so it can and does happen. (was pretty cool when it came out though :P )

bloody hard, cant get past day 6 :P

best looking frame >>>>>>>ASHTON JUSTICE!!! nothing comes close looks wise...........good job they ride nice too :P

I have just ordered a nice range of maxxis tyres............I know what I likes and I likes what I know. meh, I know your all crying out to know which ones I have gone for, and why. 1) maxxis hansventure, slowreezay/ supertacky........simular tread to try-alls, lots of nice sharp edges to grip, lots of actual rubber so should last.....got it mainly as a loose soil/ muddy conditions comp tyre. 2)maxxis minion front 2.5 slow reezay....... nice sharp edged tread, they are blocks rather than ramps, so should grip both forwards and backwards equally. Proven puncture ressistance too. got as an allround tyre. 3) maxxis lopes Bling bling supertacky...... Again nice block tread so good grip forwards and backwards. low profile, so will be mint on rocks.......got as a dry weather comp tyre. 4) maxxis minion front 2.35 single ply slow reazay.......as rear minion, but lighter for the front. If above tyre cant be got then I will get below tyre 5) Maxxis high roller 2.35 slowreezay singleply........would rather have the front minion, but they are hard to get hold of, so this is my 2nd choice as its ramped in one direction and will only have REALLY good grip in one direction.

I recken long bikes with short high stems are mint :turned:

anything matalan sells :turned: (as long as its under £5)

didnt like the first one, didnt like this either :turned: basicly I hate cars and driving alltogether, it totally sucks ass.

I HATE electric shavers, they always miss spots and make you look like you have been attacked with some wax. wet shaves is where its at!!

Guess you missed the bit when I said "hope she gets better" then? never been called a dick in 4 years of being on this board :turned: anyway, as I said, hope she gets better (Y)

show us a smashed pic, it would probably look better (Y) dam ugly car!! shame you cant get insurence though :turned: hope she gets better tooo

I presume he has a 25.4mm clamp if he is after azonics. I have the 28" onza bars and they are indeed good, but I find them a little too stiff........I am wanting to replace them with some azonics or eastons and a different stem.

depends wether you want high bars or low.........if your not sure go for a happy medium like 1.5", you can always put spacers under if its too low, or remove some if its too high.

I agree with chris, high bbs and short chainstays really suck. get somthing nice, like an ashton, control or limey

I bought a bmx, but I didnt get on with riding it at all....I sold it a few months later. I much prefer to ride bmxy style with bigger wheels, just feels as if it fits me more, easier to bunnyhop, spin, manual.......... everything really. I am pretty much nearly finnished with my 24", other than frame and rear hub. Wont be giving up my proper trials bike though, theres nothing like the feeling you get after getting over some really tough natural.

except DONT use any DOT fluid in maggie disks, go and get some maggie royal blood.

I recken so.....kinda like having your tyres at a lower pressiur, but not quite.

shame the avids are dot fluid, otherwise I would have put one on my marta (although the levers are £100 each!!!) would be cool with an avid lever on a rear hayes 160mm mag caliper, that would be amazing.

I havnt been too impressed with the juicys that have come on bikes in for repairs in my shop......seem to be on the same par as shimano disks, looads of modulation but no bite...................amazing lever feel though, really comfy

I aint gonna reccomend any actual components, but I will say that after a few years of using stiffer 31.8mm clamp, I am wanting to go smaller, I miss the extra flex it gives, makes the bike rider a bit livlier I recken. just somthing you might wanna consider?

ok, I have a 180 magura marta caliper (160 virsions are easier to get at cheaper prices though) and a shimano xt lever. I got my caliper from the shop I work at trade price for £35........there are often 160mm martas on ebay for about £40 onwards for a full disk. I then got a shimano xt lever off ebay for £9 I am using standard maggie hosing and a mix of maggie and shimano fittings, they woulod cost about £10 at most. You can pick up rotors on ebay for about £20 so that totals at £74 for a mint brake!! It just takes a little patience to wait for the parts to come up. oh, and to whoever said magura disks are shit..... I presume you used the older virsions? they did have a habbit of leaking and pumping up. The newer maggies are MUCH better, very powerful. Another key point to maggies that is often over looked is that the hose goes directly in the top of the caliper, making it very hard to hit and damage.....unlike hopes and avids which have a 90degree connection on the side of the caliper. I hit my hope on on my 2nd ride, and it undid the bolt, causing fluid to go all over my disk and pads!!

good job I looked :) Shimpley glen is better for me as its dead simple to get a train there, not so at addingham. Gonna be fun riding on the frost :- Cya there